# Accident 19830617026089A: Hiller UH12E, Thermal, CA, June 17, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 17, 1983, 07:00 local time
- Place: Thermal, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 33.4805° N, 116.0997° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4805&lon=-116.0997&mi=10
- Aircraft: N116HA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12E
- Reported engine: LYC VO540*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,900 total, 4,800 in this make and model, 171 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX83LA289](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA289) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830617026089A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

HELICOPTER CRASHED DURING LANDING ON PAD. PILOT CLAIMED CONTROL PROBLEM AND THEN TAIL ROTOR HIT TRUCK BED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX83LA289](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA289), Jun 17, 1983: Hiller UH-12E (N116HA), Thermal, CA, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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